Easy Orzo Pasta

This recipe is extremely easy to make and ready in just 15mins! Which is a fantastic go to for a fast, filling and filled with flavour meal!

Personally I have served it with chicken kiev that we had leftover from night before, but if you wish to add some veggies to it, be my guest!

Recipe comes from website thereciperebel.com I’ve only changed few things in the recipe to match my own taste :)

Ingredients:

250g orzo type pasta

550ml of veggie or chicken broth (made from cubes is fine too ;))

3-4x peeled and minced garlic cloves

100ml of thick coconut cream from tin

A good handful of parmesan cheese grated (leave some for decorations)

Pesto (optional)

Grounded Black pepper for taste

Chopped parsley for decorations

Prepare the veggie/chicken stock, add it to a pan. Add your pasta and garlic. Simmer on small/medium heat for around 5-7mins, when stock is nearly gone, add coconut cream. Leave for 2mins.

Just at the end add your parmesan, 2x tablespoons of pesto and black pepper. Taste it if it’s need anything else and serve straight away with some grounded parmesan and parsley leaves.

Serve on it’s own or with other veggies or add like me as a side to your meat or fish of choice.

Delicious! Enjoy!

Pesto Gnocchi

There is something comforting in such a simple meals like that.

I honestly could not count home many days on the university a pesto type dish was my go to dinner!

They are filled with flavour! You can up the game with adding a bit of sautéed onion and garlic and then add a bit of pesto, or add some fresh spinach or any other variations you wish.
Gnocchi then are Italian type of dumplings. They are very easy to make and a perfect go to with a leftover boiled potatoes from night before.

You definitely can’t go wrong in mixing those ingredients then ;)

Recipe for Gnocchi comes from Thermomix as always :)

Ingredients:

500g of peeled, cooked and cold potatoes

2x tablespoon of semolina

decent pinch of salt

and around 200g or more (depending of the potato type! You might need more!)

1x egg

2x teaspoon of pesto (optional)

Prepare a pot to boil your gnocchi in, add pinch of salt and leave to boil.

In the meantime take a mixer bowl and add your potatoes, semolina, salt and egg, mash for a pure and then add around 150-180g of flour. If the dough is still super sticky add more until you are able to comfortably work with a dough.

When the dough seems easy to work with divide it for around 4 smaller balls, sprinkle with flour the base and start rolling with both hands a long “rope” that would be around 0,5cm thick or lower. Then cut smaller pieces for a size of a thumb nail and using a fork make a small press on each of the gnocchi.

Add your gnocchi into boiling water and cook from the minute they come up on top of the water for around 2-3mins.

Remove from water and then I usually panfried them with all the other ingredients that I wish to have it with (f.ex. Pesto), mix well, sprinkle with parmesan cheese (or other / optional) serve straight away and enjoy!